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Fiji at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Fiji at the; 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	FIJ
NOC	Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Website	www.fijiolympiccommittee.com
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	54 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Osea Kolinisau
Medals; Ranked 54th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Fiji competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes had taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and eventually joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, due to the attendance of the men's football and rugby sevens teams. A total of 54 athletes, 37 men and 17 women, and 35 officials were registered to the Fijian squad across ten different sports.^[2] There was only a single competitor in archery, boxing, judo, shooting, and table tennis, the country's sporting debut apart from the rugby sevens.

The Fijian team featured a number of returning Olympians, including archer Rob Elder, javelin thrower Leslie Copeland, swimmer Matelita Buadromo (women's 200 m freestyle), weightlifter Manueli Tulo (men's 56 kg), and judoka Josateki Naulu (men's 81 kg). 53-year-old trap shooter Glenn Kable, who had competed in every edition since 2004, was the oldest and most experienced member of the team, with 17-year-old table tennis player Sally Yee rounding out the field as the youngest member.^[3] Rugby sevens team captain Osea Kolinisau was selected as Fiji's flag bearer for the opening ceremony.^[1]

Fiji earned its first ever Olympic medal at these Games, with a gold from the men's rugby sevens team (led by Kolinisau).^[4]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Fiji national rugby sevens team Template:CompactTable	Rugby sevens	Men's tournament	11 August

Archery

One Fijian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Nuku'alofa.^[5]^[6]

Three-time Olympian Rob Elder scored a personal best of 635 during the qualification round to obtain a fifty-sixth position, before he was beaten three straight set by world no. 9 archer Wei Chun-heng of Chinese Taipei in his opening match.^[7]^[8]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rob Elder	Men's individual	635	56	Wei C-h (TPE) L 0–6	Did not advance

Athletics

Fiji received two universality places from IAAF to compete in the Olympics.^[9]^[10] These places were awarded to London 2012 javelin thrower and 2015 Pacific Games gold medalist Leslie Copeland, and sprinter Sisilia Seavula in the women's 100 metres.^[11]^[12]

Seavula was among the fastest sprinters to progress beyond the prelims, but she finished eighth in the heats, resulting to her elimination.^[13] Meanwhile, Copeland threw a best of 76.04 m to obtain the thirty-second position in the qualifying round of the men's javelin throw, unable to improve upon his thirteenth-place feat four years earlier in London.^[14]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
NM = No mark

Men
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Leslie Copeland	Javelin throw	76.04	32	Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sisilia Seavula	100 m	12.34	2 Q	12.48	8	Did not advance

Boxing

Fiji has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1988.^[15]^[16] 2015 Pacific Games silver medalist Winston Hill lost his opening round bout to Armenia's Vladimir Margaryan through a unanimous decision, with the judges scored 3–0, in favor of the latter boxer.^[17]^[18]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Winston Hill	Men's welterweight	Margaryan (ARM) L 0–3	Did not advance

Football

Summary

Key:

A.E.T – After extra time.
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Fiji men's	Men's tournament	Südkorea L 0–8	Mexiko L 1–5	Deutschland L 0–10	4	Did not advance			16

Men's tournament

Fiji men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic qualifying final at the 2015 Pacific Games Football Tournament in Papua New Guinea.^[19]^[20]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Fiji men's football team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football group C standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C1

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C3

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's football game C5

Judo

Fiji has qualified one judoka for the men's light-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Josateki Naulu earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region as the highest-ranked Fijian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.^[21] Naulu received a bye in the opening round, before facing Uzbekistan's Shakhzodbek Sabirov for his first match of the meet. He seized an early lead by scoring a yuko, until Sabirov clutched him on the tatami with a soto makikomi (outer wraparound) to score an ippon for a victory at one minute and thirty-one seconds, resulting to Naulu's defeat.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Josateki Naulu	Men's −81 kg	Bye	Sabirov (UZB) L 001–100	Did not advance

Rugby sevens

Men's tournament

The Fijian men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.^[22]^[23]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Fiji men's rugby sevens team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game A2

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game A4

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game A6

Quarterfinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game D1

Semifinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game G1

Gold medal match

Template:2016 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens game H2

Women's tournament

The Fijian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships.^[24]

Team roster

Template:2016 Summer Olympics Fiji women's rugby sevens team roster

Group play

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens group A standings Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game A1

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game A4

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game A5

Quarterfinal

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game D3

Classification semifinal (5–8)

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game F2

Seventh place match

Template:2016 Summer Olympics women's rugby sevens game F3

Shooting

Fiji has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing one of the available Olympic berths at the 2015 Oceania Continental Championships in Sydney, Australia.^[25]^[26]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Glenn Kable	Men's trap	112	23	Did not advance

Swimming

Fiji has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.^[27]^[28]^[29]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Zeit	Rank	Zeit	Rank	Zeit	Rank
Meli Malani	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.88	51	Did not advance
Matelita Buadromo	Women's 200 m freestyle	2:05.49	40	Did not advance

Table tennis

Fiji has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. Sally Yee secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.^[30]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sally Yee	Women's singles	Edem (NGR) L 0–4	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Fiji has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Oceania Championships.^[31] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Manueli Tulo	Men's −56 kg	106	16	136	13	242	13
Apolonia Vaivai	Women's −69 kg	88	15	113	11	201	11

References

^ ^a ^b Malo, Maciu (21 July 2016). "Fiji's flag bearer". Fiji Times.
^ Nasokia, Waisea (30 July 2016). "54 Athletes, 32 Officials For Rio Olympics". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ "Finger on the trigger". Fiji Times. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ Ewart, Richard (22 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Fiji rugby sevens team returns home to national celebrations after winning first Olympic gold". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ "Tonga and Fiji archers qualify for Olympics". Nuku'alofa Times. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Elder aims to lift game". Fiji Times. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Elder Qualifies For Next Round". Fiji Sun. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Fijian trio bundled out". Fiji Times. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
^ "Copeland and Seavula aiming for best performance at Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Copeland through to Rio". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Seavula finishes last in 100m heats". Fiji Village. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Sport: Team Fiji concludes historic Olympic campaign". Radio New Zealand. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men's Rio 2016 boxing competition". AIBA. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^ "Hill Books Olympic Spot". Fiji Sun. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^ "Hill to represent Fiji boxing at Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Boxing opponent faces toughest 'Hill'=Fiji Times". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Fiji win penalty shoot-out to qualify for men's football tournament at Rio 2016 Games". Rio 2016. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^ "Fiji fairytale continues with Rio ticket". FIFA. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^ Seru, Maikeli (5 June 2016). "Rio bound". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ "SA and Fiji qualify for Rio Olympics". SuperSport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ "South Africa and Fiji seal Rugby Sevens berths at Rio 2016 Olympics". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ Pavitt, Michael (15 November 2015). "Australia and Fiji earn Rio 2016 rugby sevens berths by clinching Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship titles". Inside The Games. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Aussies dominate Championship with four more quotas". Australian Olympic Committee. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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^ Malo, Maciu (10 July 2016). "Buadromo ready to face the worlds best swimmers". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^ Marshall, Ian (25 March 2016). "Names Decided for Final Stage of Oceania Olympic Games Qualifier". ITTF. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Oceania event concluded in Fiji". International Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[flag-bearer-1] Malo, Maciu (21 July 2016). "Fiji's flag bearer". Fiji Times.

[2] Nasokia, Waisea (30 July 2016). "54 Athletes, 32 Officials For Rio Olympics". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[3] "Finger on the trigger". Fiji Times. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[4] Ewart, Richard (22 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Fiji rugby sevens team returns home to national celebrations after winning first Olympic gold". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[5] "Tonga and Fiji archers qualify for Olympics". Nuku'alofa Times. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[6] "Elder aims to lift game". Fiji Times. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[7] "Elder Qualifies For Next Round". Fiji Sun. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[8] "Fijian trio bundled out". Fiji Times. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[9] "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[10] "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

[11] "Copeland and Seavula aiming for best performance at Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[12] "Copeland through to Rio". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[13] "Seavula finishes last in 100m heats". Fiji Village. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[14] "Sport: Team Fiji concludes historic Olympic campaign". Radio New Zealand. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[15] "Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men's Rio 2016 boxing competition". AIBA. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

[16] "Hill Books Olympic Spot". Fiji Sun. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

[17] "Hill to represent Fiji boxing at Rio Olympics". Fiji Village. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[18] "Boxing opponent faces toughest 'Hill'=Fiji Times". 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[19] "Fiji win penalty shoot-out to qualify for men's football tournament at Rio 2016 Games". Rio 2016. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

[20] "Fiji fairytale continues with Rio ticket". FIFA. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

[21] Seru, Maikeli (5 June 2016). "Rio bound". Fiji Times. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

[22] "SA and Fiji qualify for Rio Olympics". SuperSport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[23] "South Africa and Fiji seal Rugby Sevens berths at Rio 2016 Olympics". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[24] Pavitt, Michael (15 November 2015). "Australia and Fiji earn Rio 2016 rugby sevens berths by clinching Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship titles". Inside The Games. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[25] "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[26] "Aussies dominate Championship with four more quotas". Australian Olympic Committee. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

[27] "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[28] "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[29] Malo, Maciu (10 July 2016). "Buadromo ready to face the worlds best swimmers". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

[30] Marshall, Ian (25 March 2016). "Names Decided for Final Stage of Oceania Olympic Games Qualifier". ITTF. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[31] "Oceania event concluded in Fiji". International Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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-Fiji men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic qualifying final at the [[Men's Football at the 2015 Pacific Games|2015 Pacific Games Football Tournament]] in [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Fiji win penalty shoot-out to qualify for men’s football tournament at Rio 2016 Games|url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/fiji-win-penalty-shoot-out-to-qualify-for-men-s-football-tournament-at-rio-2016-games|publisher=[[Rio 2016]]|date=13 July 2015|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fiji fairytale continues with Rio ticket|url=http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2015/m=7/news=fiji-fairytale-continues-with-rio-ticket-2663381.html|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=12 July 2015|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref>
+Fiji men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic qualifying final at the [[Men's Football at the 2015 Pacific Games|2015 Pacific Games Football Tournament]] in [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Fiji win penalty shoot-out to qualify for men’s football tournament at Rio 2016 Games|url=http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/fiji-win-penalty-shoot-out-to-qualify-for-men-s-football-tournament-at-rio-2016-games|publisher=[[Rio 2016]]|date=13 July 2015|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fiji fairytale continues with Rio ticket|url=https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/news/y=2015/m=7/news=fiji-fairytale-continues-with-rio-ticket-2663381.html|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=12 July 2015|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref>
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